Marine Weather and TidesSouth Toms River, NJ

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Sunrise 6:58AM

Sunset 7:09PM

Monday March 19, 2018 10:23 PM EDT (02:23 UTC)

Moonrise 8:26AM

Moonset 9:29PM

Illumination 11%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

ANZ451 Coastal Waters From Manasquan Inlet To Little Egg Inlet Nj Out 20 Nm- 946 Pm Edt Mon Mar 19 2018 .storm warning in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon... Overnight..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SWell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Tue..NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. SWell mainly from the E with a dominant period of 6 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. Rain. Snow and sleet in the afternoon. Tue night..NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt late. Gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 50 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 11 to 16 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. Rain.Wed..N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 11 to 15 ft dominant period 10 seconds late. Rain in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 nm or less. Wed night..N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Snow, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight. Thu..NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of snow in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Thu night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Fri..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Fri night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Sat..NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then 2 ft or less. Sat night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. A chance of snow.

ANZ400 946 Pm Edt Mon Mar 19 2018 Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay.. A pair of back to back noreaster's Tuesday and Wednesday mornings will merge into a single intense blockbuster storm off the mid atlantic coast by Wednesday afternoon and then head for nantucket island early Thursday. High pressure builds in later Friday into Saturday, then low pressure tracks nearby and probably to our south Saturday night and Sunday.

Synopsis
A pair of back to back noreaster's Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
will merge into a single intense blockbuster storm off the mid
atlantic coast by Wednesday afternoon and then head for nantucket
island early Thursday. High pressure builds in later Friday into
Saturday, then low pressure tracks nearby and probably to our south
Saturday night and Sunday.

Near term until 6 am Tuesday morning
Few changes needed. It was noted that the dew points across the
northern areas verified 5-10 degrees colder than earlier fcst.

The cold dry air will spread southward tonight and affect p-type
during the initial arrival of the deeper moisture. The 18z
models were continuing to show varying solutions with the gfs
showing much less QPF that the earlier run (especially for wed)
and the NAM showing more for Tue and less for wed. It shows more
impacts for sleet snow for Tue across the delaware valley. Few
changes to the previous fcst. A wind advisory has been issued
for SE nj and sussex county de for Tuesday.

Earlier...

an absolute nightmare of a forecast today. Models have trended
north and wetter with the systems affecting our region beginning
late tonight and early tomorrow. Run-to-run discontinuity
appears to be the only forecast continuity with the operational
models for this event, which means that the forecast remains
unusually low confidence, even within 24 hours.

Tonight is basically all setup, as a potent midlevel vort MAX in
the central plains moves into the ohio valley tonight while an
upstream kicker shortwave trough digs rapidly southeastward into
the mid-south by 12z Tuesday. Attendant surface low with the
predecessor vort MAX should reach the central appalachians by
12z Tuesday. This will begin to weaken as a low regenerates near
the carolina coast. Substantial isentropic ascent will begin
tonight in the southern CWA in advance of these features, but
it will have a tough time seeping northward, as high pressure in
ontario will prove to be a stubborn obstacle for poleward
progression of warmer moister air. Notably, models have
uniformly underestimated the dry air at the surface today in the
northern cwa. As such, once isentropic lift proves sufficient
for precipitation production in the southern CWA late tonight, i
slowed the progress of higher pops northward considerably.

Basically, this means I kept anything above low- chance pops
confined to md de during the overnight period.

Temperatures will mostly be warm enough for rain at onset,
though temperatures will approach or drop below freezing near
sunrise near the mason-dixon line, so chances for sleet snow
mixing in become higher by this point.

Short term 6 am Tuesday morning through 6 pm Tuesday
The forecasting nightmare begins in earnest for Tuesday. The 12z
guidance has shifted northward and is much wetter, and this led
to numerous changes to the forecast.

The setup is very complex. The vort MAX in the ohio valley
pivots northward and weakens while the kicker southern stream
vort MAX pushes eastward rapidly on Tuesday. This leads to the
development of a second low near the coast during the day as the
first coastal low weakens becomes absorbed the intensification
of the second. Prolonged east southeast near-surface low will
lead to considerable isentropic ascent in the mid-atlantic, and
precipitation will be maintained through the day in much of the
area (making very slow progress northward).

The 12z NAM is probably a worst-case scenario, with a veritable
sleet storm for locations along near the i-76 corridor. This is
suggested by other guidance as well (nam nest and 12z hrrr-x,
for starters), though the GFS and rgem are slightly less
aggressive. Then there is the cmc, which looks snowier but
potentially just as impactful. With concerns regarding residual
dry air to the north, could not justify issuing an advisory
along north of i-195. Meanwhile, surface temperatures may prove
too warm close to the coast, so kept coastal and near-coastal
nj zones out of the winter weather advisory. However, did issue
a winter weather advisory for southeast pa, northeast md, new
castle county in de, and central southwest nj, where a mixture
of snow, sleet, rain, and maybe even some freezing rain is
likely. Accumulations will be limited by diurnal heating sun
angle and by inevitable mixing with rain sleet. Nevertheless,
the possibility of travel impacts exists, especially if the more
aggressive models verify. Expansion of the advisory is possible
should temperatures prove to be colder and or the dry air
retreats northward more readily than expected. QPF in the
advisory looks to be around a half inch
rain should persist to the south, with QPF around an inch during
the day south of the wintry mix axis. It will also be windy as
the surface low intensifies, especially near the coast. Hoisted
a wind advisory for sussex county, de, CAPE may county, nj, and
coastal atlantic county, nj.

Temp forecast is weighted to the colder guidance, with low
confidence in general given the substantial variability in model
output.

It is absolutely critical in messaging for this event to
emphasize the uncertainty. It will not take much near-surface
warming for the precipitation to be mostly rain in the advisory
area tomorrow (i.E., a forecast "bust"). Then again, colder air
with more intense precipitation rates spell potential big
trouble for the afternoon evening commute, with (more)
accumulating snow sleet possible. Stay tuned to the latest
forecasts this evening and overnight with this very complex and
rapidly evolving first phase of the storm.

Long term Tuesday night through Monday
Snow and ice maps you see on our Monday afternoon web site posts
are an attempt at a ballpark figure for a set of model guidance
that still has variability. Its for the entire period... Start to
finish of the storm. It will be adjusted on the following
shifts. I could see it too high i95 east and too low to the
northwest. Just dont know for sure. Ptype and amts will play a
role.

Dangerous winter storm promises to produce major winter impacts for
our forecast area Tuesday through Wednesday evening. Wind
driven sleet freezing rain and wet snow becomes drier from
north to south late Wednesday, but too late to forestall what
may be the most power outages from any event in our forecast
area this march. Ice loads (hopefully sleet, harder to remove
from pavement but less of a tree wire load) starts this event
out south of i-78, with precipitation changing to wet snow in
that area Wednesday morning. Six inches of 32-33f is my own
trigger for empirically derived notable power outage increase.

We'll try to use some minimal snow loads as a predictor late
this afternoon in a social media post toward 6 pm. The primary
threat region for this is not determined as of yet and may not
be finalized til we see what happens Tuesday. For now with
think south of i-78 and especially Wednesday afternoon-evening.

To add insult to injury an alberta clipper may add more wintry
precipitation on top of the tue-wed excessive precipitation.

The long term was split today at 00z Friday with ability to
concentrate on the two storms. His was a collaborated model blend
for a dangerous multifaceted winter storm that could leave some
folks with out power for quite a few days, and potentially
nearly impassable roads during the height of storm Wednesday
afternoon- evening, especially elevations where nearly 3 inch
per snow fall rates occur. Still tbd but confidence is high for
big banding.

Long term hazards: complex. We needed to capture the front end
on Tuesday with a wxa where a warm above freezing layer aloft
precludes much snow but mdt to heavy sleet may occur. The watch
for Tuesday night and Wednesday looks to cover more of ice to
heavy wet snow scenario as the low develops vertically and
intensifies rapidly off the nj-de coast.

Coastal flood watch was issued and covers the primary tide flooding
threat. There will be flooding but we dont know yet to what degree.

High wind watch late Tue night-wed morning for S de (sussex
county) through CAPE may county forsaken because of the wswatch
taking care of the high wind threat which is marginal.

Tue night... Windy with sleet possibly mixes in during lighter
pcpn rates to at least i78 then every body GOES to ocnl heavy
snow and blowing snow on Wednesday, collapsing eastward to the
coasts.

Wednesday and Wednesday evening... The big snowfall part of the storm
for everyone! Windy (north gusty 20-30 mph except higher coast) and
turning slightly colder and drier by late in the day with 1-3" hr
snowfall rates possible, especially midday-aftn. As per the mid
shift a high late march Sun angle and marginally cold surface
temperatures (especially i-95, S e) may make it very difficult for
snow to accumulate effectively during the day time except when the
rates are moderate to heavy, which at a minimum means slush i95
sewd. At 5pm added sleet to the grids i78 Tue night and s+
almost everywhere Wed aftn.

the mid-level large scale features include additional energy digging
into the western CONUS trough, which amplifies a downstream ridge
over the central conus, while high latitude blocking INVOF the davis
strait slowly breaks down. This all influences the placement and
amplitude of the trough across the northeast CONUS and southeast
canada, and the shortwave disturbances moving through this feature.

In particular, there is alot of uncertainty regrading the placement
and amplitude of the central CONUS ridge, with even an apparent
omega or rex block appearance, depending on the model solution. This
all leads to a considerable amount of spread in the deterministic and
ensemble solutions regarding low pressure tracking from the great
planes on Saturday, with the potential for redevelopment off the mid-
atlantic coast on Sunday and into Monday.

Some solutions favor a slower and more suppressed track, which would
have less of an impact on our region, while others suggest a track
across our region, which would obviously have a significant impact.

But there is just too much dispersion in the solutions at this point

to lock onto any one in particular. What we can say is that there is
the potential for another impactful storm system this weekend. Some
of these impacts could include wintry precipitation and coastal
flooding. Depending on the just how impactful the storm system
Tuesday into Wednesday of this week is (e.G., heavy wet snow impacts
to trees, powerlines, and the extent of power outages), it's
important to keep in mind that any potential storm this weekend
could inhibit those recovery efforts.

Looking ahead to Monday, the pattern is favoring a return to fair
weather with temperatures at or above average.

Tonight...VFR with increasing cloudiness. Northeast winds
around 10 kts. A wintry mix may move into areas south west of
ilg miv by 12z. Moderate confidence.

Tuesday... Prolonged sub-vfr likely phl pne ilg miv acy with a
wintry mix of precipitation, butVFR may persist at rdg abe ttn
through the morning before cig vsby restrictions increase (with
precipitation taking much longer to commence at these terminals).

Precipitation type forecast is very low confidence, with
potential for prolonged snow or sleet, a mixture of snow, sleet,
and even some freezing rain, or if temperatures warm enough,
transition to rain (especially at miv acy). However, some
potential exists for substantial winter weather impacts. Overall
confidence is low.

Thursday night - Saturday...VFR. Northwest winds around 10 kts,
with gusts up to around 20 kts Thu night into fri. Above
average confidence.

Marine
Conditions will rapidly deteriorate on the waters during the
next 24 hours, with small-craft advisory conditions expected
everywhere by daybreak. Winds will reach gale-force quickly from
south to north on Tuesday, and storm-force by late in the day.

Seas will build rapidly during the period as well, reaching 8-15
feet by late afternoon (3-7 feet on delaware bay).

Rain is likely, with visibility restrictions to be expected on
Tuesday.

Outlook...

Tuesday night through Wednesday... Intermittent storm force conditions
most of the atlantic coastal waters and lower de bay with a ne
wind Tuesday night turning north Wednesday. Intermittent gale
conditions on upper de bay, especially lower de bay.

Wednesday night... Northwest flow with winds and seas slowly
subsiding to gale and then possibly SCA by Thursday daybreak.

Tides coastal flooding
Another coastal storm will bring a new round of tidal flooding to
coastal areas of new jersey and delaware. The high tide cycles of
concern are those on Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday night.

The astronomical tides with the daytime high tide are about a half
foot lower than those with the nighttime high tides.

We will favor the more robust etss guidance based on the model
trends toward increasing the impacts associated with this storm.

An onshore flow will begin to develop tonight and it should
strengthen on Tuesday. The surge is expected to build around 1.0 to
1.5 feet from long beach island northward to sandy hook, and around
1.5 to 2.0 feet from the atlantic city area southward to the
delaware beaches for Tuesday night's high tide. Minor flooding
should begin from atlantic city southward at that time.

The surge for the Wednesday high tide is forecast to be in the 2.5
to 3.0 foot range. It is expected to produce widesperad minor
flooding from long beach island northward, and moderate flooding for
coastal areas to the south.

The wind should transition from northeast to north on Wednesday
night. However, water is expected to remain trapped along our coast
and we are anticipating another round of surge levels in the 2.5 to
3.0 foot range. Moderate flooding is expected along the entire coast
of new jersey and delaware with one exception. Areas up around sandy
hook may remain at the upper end of the minor range. Also, minor
flooding should work its way up delaware bay into the tidal delaware
river.

At this point, no tidal flooding is anticipated for the upper eastern
shore of chesapeake bay.

Based on our forecast, we will issue a coastal flood watch at this
this time for the coastal counties of new jersey and delaware. It
will be in effect from 8:00 pm Tuesday until 6:00 am Thursday.

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